New Providence approves $2.4 million to police, public works projects

At a council meeting on May 29 the New Providence Borough Council voted in favor of an ordinance that will allocate more than $2.4 million this year toward capital improvements.

New Providence Municipal Building

The borough will use bonds and funds allocated by the municipal budget, which was adopted in April, to pay for the $2,441,500 worth of capital improvements to security, public works and recreation outlets.

The aggregate down payment on the 16 items pegged for purchased will be $122,075.

The improvements include $125,000 of police surveillance and electronic equipment, just less than $900,000 for a new fire engine and $217,000 for a reconfiguration of Lincoln Park and a drainage solution at Jaycees Park.

The Department of Public Works will receive almost $1 million alone to purchase vehicles, restructure the municipal building and repave roads.